The cell phone was invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper.
Martin Cooper was born in 1928 in Chicago, Illinios. He was a vice president and manager for Motorola. Cooper received an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950. He then earned his masters in 1957. During the Korean War, he served on a Navy destroyer and also a submarine in Hawaii.
The idea for the cell phone was first thought of in 1915 by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. However, it took 63 years for it to be developed. Martin Cooper was assigned to be in charge of the car phone division, but he had an idea of a phone that was light enough to be portable. In 1973, the first protoype of the cell phone was made in 90 days.
1970: Apollo 13 is launched but they return 6 days later because of a fault in the oxygen tanks. They did not end up landing on the moon until the 1980's.
1974: Nixon resigns to avoid impeachment from Congress because of discoveries of the Watergate Scandal.
1976: America celebrates its 200th birthday.
1976: Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th president.
World Events
1970's: conflict between communitst and capitalist countries.
1970's: attempts are made by the United States and Soviet Union to lessen the chance for conflict by limiting nuclear weapons.
1971: Indo-Pakistani War and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
1975: Vietnam War ends with the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese.
Student 27 and Student 28
Researcher: Student 27
Typist: Student 28
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The cell phone was invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper.
Martin Cooper was born in 1928 in Chicago, Illinios. He was a vice president and manager for Motorola. Cooper received an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950. He then earned his masters in 1957. During the Korean War, he served on a Navy destroyer and also a submarine in Hawaii.
The idea for the cell phone was first thought of in 1915 by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. However, it took 63 years for it to be developed. Martin Cooper was assigned to be in charge of the car phone division, but he had an idea of a phone that was light enough to be portable. In 1973, the first protoype of the cell phone was made in 90 days.
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American Events
World Events
- 1970's: conflict between communitst and capitalist countries.
- 1970's: attempts are made by the United States and Soviet Union to lessen the chance for conflict by limiting nuclear weapons.
- 1971: Indo-Pakistani War and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- 1975: Vietnam War ends with the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese.
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http://cellphones.org/cell-phone-history.html